Journal-box.



J'. G. SMITH.

JOURNAL Box. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1907. 903,334, Patented Nov. 10,1908.

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JAMES G. SMITH, OF OOVINGTON, KENTUOK Y, ASSIGNOR TO THE RAILWAY JOURNALLUBRIOATOR COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

JOURNAL-B OK.

Application filed June 11, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES Gr. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Covington, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in journal-boxes.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a journal-box in whichthe cellar or lubricant reservoir is oblong in shape, and in which awaste-bearing or lubricant supporting tray or receptacle is yieldinglymounted.

Another object of my invention is to provide a lubricant supporting traywith guide lugs slidably mounted in the j ournal-box.

The features of the invention are more fully set forth in thedescription of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a central vertical section of myimproved car journalbox with the axle shown in elevation, and with thetray for supporting fibrous material which is saturated with a liquidlubricant in position for use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a section on line 00, m, Fig. 1, with the axle removed. Fig. 4is a perspective view of the lubricant supporting tray. Fig. 5 is anenlarged section on line w, w, Fig. 2, illustrating the lockingmechanism for preventing an entire withdrawal of the door locking pin.Fig. 6 is an elevation of the lower portion of the door locking pin.

1 represents the main body of the box provided with suitable flanges andprojecting lugs to properly support the same from the arch bars of a cartruck, the rearward portion of the box is provided with a groove withinwhich suitable dust-guards 3 are supported.

4 represents the car axle projecting into the box and bearing againstthe brasses 5 securely held in position within the box. These may be ofany of the well-known type in use. The forward end of the box isprovided with an opening.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

Serial No. 378,464.

6 represents an upwardly projecting flange for maintaining the lubricantand tray in position within the box.

'7 represents a door suitably hinged to the body 1 and 8 represents aspring for automatically closing and maintaining the door in its closedposition.

The forward end of the body of the box is provided with lugs 9 betweenwhich the lug 10 of the door lies when the door is closed. These lugshave a bore into which a lock pin 11 is inserted. The lock pin is heldagainst entire withdrawal by the spring controlled detent pin 12engaging a notch 12 A marginal flange 13 is extended around the door tooverlap the forward edge of the body of the box to effectually seal thebox when the door is closed.

14: represents an inward projection formed integral with the door,adapted to fit the opening of the body.

15 represents a flange formed on the pro jection 14 serving to preventthe fibrous material or lubricant retainer from working its way upwardto the journal brasses.

16 represents a lubricant supporting tray loosely mounted within thebody of the box and preferably provided with the projecting lugs 17,extending centrally from the lower portion of the tray, adapted toproject into the offset sleeve projections 18 formed integral with thelower portion of the body.

19 represents coiled springs seated in suitable sockets adapted to exertupward pressure against the lubricant supporting tray 16 yieldinglyholding the same in proper position relative to the car axle.

By this construction the lubricant supporting tray is adapted to occupya position adjacent to the floor of the cellar thereby utilizingpractically the entire depth of the cellar for lubricant, and byproviding the flange 6 at the open end of the box it will be seen thatit is impossible to withdraw the tray while the box is in positionsupported by its axle. This is desirable in use for it prevents one frommaliciously destroying the efiectiveness of the device for lubrication,at the same time the Waste or fibrous tom and engaging into the saidhollow legs, material can be conveniently inserted and and springs inthe hollows of the legs for removed. supporting the tray, substantiallyas de Having described my invention, I scribed. V 5 claim I In testimonywhereof, I have hereunto set 15 A journal box for cars having a cellarmy hand. I consisting of a flat bottom box provided JAMES G. SMITH.

with hollow legs depending below the plane Witnesses: of the floor, afiat bottom box tray having OLIVER B. KAISER,

1o legs depending below the plane ofits bot- -Ln o OFD NNELL.

